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extreme sport

British  

noun

  1. a sport that is physically hazardous, such as bungee jumping or snowboarding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Does walking down a sidewalk ever feel like an extreme sport?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

He poured money into sailing, sponsoring an America’s Cup team and pushing for the competition to become more of a high-tech, extreme sport.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Prof Stevens described tracking small insects with radar as an "engineer's extreme sport".

From BBC Oct. 6, 2024

Writing about food in Italy is often complicated enough as it is but proposing variations on traditional recipes could be thought of as an extreme sport in this country.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2023

Every bite is a direct, uncut injection of Papa Johns toppings, a new extreme sport.

From Washington Post Sep. 1, 2022

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